A Cinema At Home

Advantages: Very large screen
Disadvantages: No PC input and DVI input (for a Digital Video Interface)

...Watching television shows has never been easy when what you have is only a small television at home because you have to be at the center of the screen to view the images very clear and it will be worst if you are a big family because you have no choice but to compress in the center. Unlike having a very big one like the remote-controlled Philips 37 PFL 5522 D which that has a very large screen of 37 inches wide, and displaying a highly defined and colorful images in a 1366 x 768 pixels resolution, you can watch at it with all your comfort at an angle of up to 178 degrees and at a distance of up to three times the size of the screen. Being formatted at 16:9, it would be very suitable for building a home cinema. As for its brightness and contrast, it has 500 cd/m2 and 6000:1 respectively, which is brighter enough for your visual...

wincanz 17.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Philips 37 PFL 5522 D

  Philips cordless answer phone for the home.

Advantages: Neat and easy to use
Disadvantages: None

...the 50's invented the rotary heads that led to the development of the Philishave electric shaver. In 1963 they introduced the compact audio cassette, while the 70's saw the first energy-saving light bulbs. In 1972 Philips established PolyGram, the music recording label and in 1983 launched the compact disc and in 1997 (together with some other companies) the DVD, thereby cementing the company's place in the home entertainments market. They now produce a large range of home entertainment, PC products, phones, kitchen appliances, lighting and personal care products, like toothbrushes, to name but a few. ○◊○ Packaging ○◊○ So I arrived home with a white box inscribed with blue writing and a picture of the contents. It is very clear what exactly is in the box. The lid has the phone specifications...

perfectlypolished 09.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Philips CD2351S

HOME CINEMA ON A BUDGET? TRY THESE.

Advantages: Small,unobtrusive satellite speakers.
Disadvantages: Not as good as larger speakers.

...I brought my set of tannoys 15 months ago and, at the time,they cost £300.Now,with a little searching around,they can be obtained for under £200. What you get in the box is five satellite speakers(two front,two rear and a centre speaker) plus a seperate powered subwoofer. You also get wall mounted supports for the two front and two rear speakers and all the speaker cables(i changed the cables to 79 stand q.e.d. speaker cable to improve the sound). Setting up the system is relatively easy:you just need an electric drill for the the wall mounted stands and once fitted,you just connect the cables to your home cinema amp. Easy!! Once you have connected everything,it is time to try out the system. My first reaction and i am sure yours will be the same was one of complete disbelief!! The sound quality for such small speakers...

iiyama1000 19.08.2004 (13.02.2005) · Read review
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Review of Tannoy FX 5.1 Home Cinema Speaker System

A great philips home cinema dvd player

Advantages: Quite alot, HDMI port, colour coded speaker system, good remote control
Disadvantages: Only some minor points in the review. Such as cables can be hard to unplug.

...I got this home cinema system when i got a new tv and ps3. I wanted a DVD player with a good surround sound system and good quality playback. I found this for a very good price of around £120 when alot of similar players cost a lot more. When i got the system home and took it all out of the box i found the simple step by step setup guide which told you exactly where to start and what to do. Each speaker is colour coded so you don't connect the wrong one and they are simple to connect. They are quite hard to unplug some of them though. The rear two speakers come with stands but they don't have to be on them, they can also be places on a surface or wall mounted. The front three speakers do not have stands apart from table stands. All the speakers are easy to mount on the wall. The wires are clear and thin so if you have them running...

tomo359 24.05.2007 (06.06.2007) · Read review
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Review of Philips HTS 3115

home cinema for your viewing

Advantages: stylish, reliable, clear sound
Disadvantages: none

...I bought my cinema pack just under a year ago and it?s still in working order. It has a modern appearance so its still looks quite new. JVC?s Cinema Pack contains all you need to turn your living room into a fully fledged mini-audiotorium ? you just supply the screen, the form of a TV or projector. The DVD player, surround sound amplifier and speakers are all here. The DVD player and amplifier/control centre come as separate stackable units with the connectors necessary to join them and connect a TV. The DVD player is JVC?s XV-E1112 and is finished with a smart silver/grey front and well positioned buttons. It is capable of playing a wide range of formats including DVD, Svcd and VCD for video and MP3 music for audio. Both CD-R and CD-RW discs are also supported. The control centre deals with the surround sound amplifying...

kamfisa 22.07.2004 · Read review
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Review of JVC QP-112AL Home Cinema Packages

Philips true home cinema

Advantages: Good value, high out put power
Disadvantages: cant play divx format

...A perfect system for home in this price range. 300watt rms power out put means u can have nice house parties at home. Watching movie can give you a depth like cinema. With dolby prologic on you can really feel things moving around your ears like in cinema but you need a compatible dvd or cd. Connecting xbox is fun on that you will feel like you are in the middle of battle field with a true dolby surround sound. It will make perfect part of your tv room if you connect all the things from tv, dvd, vcr and game console with this. This mp3 compatible means you can write mp3 cd on computer and can play on your home cinema because it is cd rw compatible. Record you home video dvd on computer play straight on your home cinema. Only draw back i found in this is you cant play divx format movies. This format is good because on internet you...

jatt_in_london 10.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of Philips LX 3700 D

A world of cinema... for £162

Advantages: Great facilities, great Unlimited deal
Disadvantages: Expensive

...I am fortunate to live right next to a large Shopping Centre, that not only contains many good stores but is itself surrounded by many other retailers, restaurants, cinemas, etc. My favourite attraction: the Cineworld multiplex. Cineworld is Britain's second largest multiplex cinema operator in the United Kingdom, with 74 cinemas and over 800 screens. It also has one cinema in Jersey and another in the Republic of Ireland. Its first cinema opened in 1996, and the company has since integrated the UGC cinema chain. I like the "ambiance" at my local Cineworld. There is another huge cinema complex down the road, and even though everything in it is more spacious (lobby, screen rooms, washrooms) and boasts a slicker, more sophisticated decor, it feels colder and less welcoming. Cineworld, on the other hand, has...

babycougar 05.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Cineworld Cinemas

Love cinema? Cineworld Unlimited Card

Advantages: Great value if you use it
Disadvantages: Can be cheaper to pay as you go

...'. The upshot of this was that seeing a film at a 'proper' cinema meant an hour's drive each way to either Braintree or Ipswich. So when I moved to Northamptonshire, the lure of not one but TWO multiplexes in spitting distance was too strong to resist. At that time, the UGC cinema was on my route home from the office and I found it very difficult to drive past and not drop in especially as I was in temporary 'digs' waiting for a house purchase to go through. The UGC became my second home. The first time I visited I discovered the Unlimited scheme. How it works *********** For just £10.99 a month (it was £9.99 when I joined nearly 2 years ago) you can go to the cinema as often as you want. It really is that simple. You can use your local cinema or any other Cineworld cinema, anywhere in the country - with the exception of the 4 West End...

koshkha 15.05.2006 · Read review
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Review of Cineworld Cinemas

Credo - I believe in cinema

Advantages: Beautiful, artistic, accessible
Disadvantages: Some may be put off by the subtitling

...FILM ONLY (with brief reference to the Director's Cut) Foreign language films are rarely top of my watch list although I have seen some cracking examples. Invariably those that I like tend to the arty side of cinema. Occasionally there'll be a foreign language breakthrough like Amelié which brings this genre to the attention of a wider audience whereas films such as Tous les Matins du Monde will remain forever in the background. Cinema Paradiso is, however, a film that is both accessible and beautiful and cannot fail to be appreciated by anyone with a love of cinema. That it is subtitled is far from distracting, the photography taking care of the story for the most part and one is quickly subsumed into a world that is all encompassing. Post-war Italy was a very different place to the society in which we live...

CareBear 15.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Cinema Paradiso (DVD)

Cinema from home!

Advantages: Best quality sound!
Disadvantages: room shakes (not good for the neighnours!)

...This is one of the best quality home cinema players you can get, Its made by Sony who have a brillant reputation, You also have a usb cable at the back so you can plug in your iPod so you have AMAZING sound, trust me it is! (you can also play photo slide shows on it!) The price is VERY good for the quality of the product, I would pay alot more if i knew how good it was when i shopping and saw it! Its is easy to install (even for someone who isnt used to setting up dvd players!) The sub woofer makes the room shake and feels like you are in the actual movie, but not a good idea if you have alot of neighbours around! I would give this 4.5/5...

Dizziewizzie 14.10.2008 · Read review
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